Florecer is the equivalent of the English flourish but for the metaphorical examples we have alcanzar, transformarse and convertirse, which are respectively reach, be transformed and be converted although the last two verbs correspond to become, of which I will have more to say on a future occasion.

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I don't think that AmE natively makes this distinction. m-w.com recognizes it, but AHD5 simply says 'flower or cluster of flowers', which agrees with my own usage. Still, it is a rather high-register word, and we may pick up the sense '(fruit) tree flower' from BrE literature.

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